"Ha! Your guess is as good as mine, lad!" Thorin exclaimed. "Only just recently did we find ourselves embroiled in a conflict against these beings that called themselves the Gentlemen that claimed the lives of four people..."

Thorin's voice shook a bit at that. He should have done more. He should have fought harder, he should have argued harder with the others over investigating the Gentlemen and planning an attack.

"It's a cruel castle that seems to be its own master..."